Social Media Revolution

What is Social Media?

Social Media is a media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. It uses web-based technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue.

Social Media has an increasing influence in today's world. People are getting more familiar and have a greater ease of interacting in the cyber world. Many are getting into the trend of expressing their inner thoughts and feelings online which allow more interaction unknowingly.

The video below shows how Social Media has evolved over the years...

In short, more and more people are gaining much easier access to the Internet than before. People are participating more in social networking sites, mainly on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. With these interactive sites, people are getting more interconnected globally and such interactions give rise to the increasing number of people updating themselves of the world.

An example of a Social Media is Personal on demand casting (Podcast).

- What is Podcasting?

A podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers.

- What does a Podcast serve as in the cyber world?

Podcasting has its advantages and disadvantages...

Advantages: Convenient and easy reach

Disadvantages: Access difficulty and productivity issues

*Although Podcasting has its disadvantages, its advantages outweighs it because people are looking for convenience and efficiency in uploading their information.

With the Social Media today, people are greatly depending on the Internet for interaction and information. Although it is better to be in the trend of cyber-interaction, many also tend to face the 'paradox of choices' because of the overload of information.

How will one foresee the future of Social Media? Will it be for the better or for the worse?

The Basics of the Internet

The definition of the Internet: A collection of computers connected to form a global networked environment. (a public network)

After this week's lecture on the introduction of the Internet, I realized that I'm actually one of those who uses the Internet without any background of how the Internet works. I found a video on youtube that actually explains what the Internet is in animation and it can be easily understood even by children...

In summary, this video highlighted a few points:-

1) How the Internet came about (Decentralized Military Command)

2) The Internet's expansion (more than 1 billion users today!)

3) How does the Internet connection happen? (router, ISP)

4) The necessity of installing anti-virus

5) The necessity of deleting information to avoid spammers

6) The Internet can be place for identity theft to happen

The Future Internet Service of Web 3.0 is what many are looking forward to. I think that it is really fantastic in which the services of the Internet would be ubiquitous! The video below would elaborate further...

The future Internet will consist of more and more machineries that would connect to the Internet. This will help to connect everybody to the Internet as long as they have an electronic device in their possession. In order for this to happen, we must imagine that the Internet as a service that is available 24/7. It will bring an increase in the efficiency of businesses and a better economy.

I have learnt that the Internet is part of our fast-paced society and it will ultimately become part of everyone's life because all services will be on in the Internet to increase efficiency in its services. Most businesses will be online and Web 3.0 will be providing Internet users a better quality service as long as we have an electronic device in our possession. Therefore, it is necessary that we keep up with the cyber world so that we are prepared to anticipate what new technologies can do for us.